BASF platiciser softens the image of PVC
The image of PVC has been tainted over the past few years because of safety fears, and subsequent legislation, aimed at phthalates. An increase in production of BASF’s phthalate-free plasticiser Hexamoll DINCH offers hope to those still using PVC in texti

Huntsman believe collaboration is the RITE way forward
In an unprecedented move industry giant Huntsman have initiated a collaborative working group with other major international dye and chemical companies to develop a presentation on product stewardship for the RITE conference in October this year.

Monforts: It's payback time
Finishing machinery specialists Monforts are well placed to assist the industry cope with increasing energy costs.

VECAP points the way to improved chemical management
VECAP (the voluntary emissions control action programme) was set up to reduce the amount of brominated flame retardants entering the environment and has been so successful it is now held up as a template for the wider industry.

Xeros - New technology highlights the unfair pressure on the fashion industry
Xeros, a spin out company from Leeds university has developed a 'waterless' washing technology that could revolutionise domestic laundry. But it has also exposed figures that highlight the disproportionate focus on this aspect of domestic water use.

Huntsman takeover statement reassures textile industry
As the business world focuses on the financial details of the Hexion acquisition of Huntsman and looks forward to potential court cases, it is worth considering what the future holds for downstream users of Huntsman's textile products.

GOTS - new version raises questions
Industry experts have now had a short period of time to digest the latest version of the Global Organic Textile Standards and it remains to be seen whether they will increase the uptake of the world's most common organic standard for dyeing and finishing.

Primark: what about the fabric?
As Primark, the recent darling of the UK high street, is exposed for using child labour in the manufacture of its clothing, the Textile Dyer asks when the world will begin to wake up to the even more serious knock-on effects of badly managed supply chains

Greenshield stamps its mark on reduced chemical usage
Canadian fabric producer Victor Group have won the right to be the sole distributor of GreenShield finishing technology